Barbour's Map Turtle

Taxobox
name = Barbour's Map Turtle

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status = LR/nt | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
familia = Emydidae
genus = "Graptemys"
species = "G. barbouri"
binomial = "Graptemys barbouri"
binomial_authority = Carr & Marchand, 1942
synonyms = The Barbour's Map Turtle ("Graptemys barbouri") is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family.It is endemic to the eastern United States in rivers located in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

Ownership

Barbour's Map Turtles are outlawed from ownership in both Georgia and Alabama. There is a limit of two turtles per person in Florida. Like all map turtles, they are under the protection of the Salmonellosis#Four-Inch_Law disallowing these turtles to be sold if they are under the length of 4 inches.

Appearance

Male Barbour's Map Turtles are on average from 3.5 to 5.5 inches long. Whereas female Barbour's Map Turtles can be from 6 to 12.5 inches. These turtles poses black tipped spines, on the 2nd 3rd and 4th vertebrae, these are very noticeable in males, and resemble a Dorsal fin, or similar to a Liberty spikes haircut. Except on its back instead of its head, and they aren't made of hair. These turtles are a yellow and green color, and possess a U or V shaped

Diet

Barbour's Map Turtles mainly consume mollusks, insects, and small fish found in rivers.

ource

* Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/9496/all Graptemys barbouri] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
* Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources [http://www.outdooralabama.com/watchable-wildlife/what/Reptiles/Turtles/bmt.cfm] .
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